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With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers not cooperating, the MGM sportsbook in Las Vegas was left hoping Mother Nature would be able to stop the Denver Broncos from delivering one of the books biggest losses on a choppy Sunday for the house.The favored Broncos led 27-7 with 6:52 remaining in the fourth quarter when inclement weather moved in, forcing the game to be suspended.Like most Las Vegas sportsbooks, house rules at the MGM stipulate that 55 minutes must be played for bets to be official. If Sundays game in Tampa had not been resumed, it would have been 1 minute, 52 seconds short of reaching 55 minutes, and all bets -- the majority of which were on the Broncos at the MGM, including a six-figure money-line wager -- would have been refunded.No such luck, lamented MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood, who took six times as many bets on the Broncos as the Buccaneers.Nearly 70 percent of the money bet on the game at William Hills Nevada sportsbook was on Denver. The sportsbook at the Stratosphere reported similar lopsided action on the Broncos.The game resumed after just over an hour delay, and Denver finished off an easy win as a 3.5-point favorite, much to the delight of a deep-pocketed MGM casino guest, who after losing big on New England in the early slate, cleaned up on the Broncos. Rood said the high-rollers bets ranged from five to six figures.He was all over the place [on Denver], money-line, first halves, parlays, Rood said. Hes hitting everything. Hes pretty much got his bankroll in play.The Broncos also took a bite out of the book at the South Point Casino, but director Chris Andrews, despite the loss, was happy the game resumed so he didnt have to deal with angry Denver bettors, who would have seen what looked like a sure winner turned into a refund. In all honestly, Im glad theyre finishing the game, just so I dont have to put up with it, Andrews said with a chuckle. Id rather lose the money and not have to put with all the [expletive].Overall on Sunday, Las Vegas sportsbooks reported getting off to a good start to the day, with upsets by underdogs Buffalo, Chicago and Atlanta producing big early wins. But the Broncos and the Dallas Cowboys covering the spread in the afternoon games sucked up most of the books early profit.Nick Bodganovich, director of trading for William Hill, characterized the day as a wash.Early games were great, late ones were not, added Stratosphere sportsbook manager Hugh Citron.College football extra pointsPer NCAA rule 8-3-2 a, if a touchdown is scored during a down in which time in the fourth period expires, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s) would affect the outcome of the game.Some college football bettors learned that rule the hard way on Saturday; the unluckiest of the bunch may have learned it twice. Tennessee, a 3.5-point favorite over Georgia, stunned the Bulldogs 34-31, with a 43-yard Hail Mary hookup between quarterback Joshua Dobbs?and Jauan Jennings on the last play of the game. With time expired, the Volunteers did not attempt the extra point, which, if successful, would have covered the spread.It turned what would have been the biggest loser of the day into a decent-sized winner, said Ed Salmons, assistant manager at the Westgate SuperBook.The scenario played out again in Pittsburgh, where the Panthers capped a win over Marshall with an interception return for a touchdown on the games final play. Pittsburgh, a 16.5-point favorite, did not attempt the extra point. Final score: Pittsburgh 43, Marshall 27.Ben Simmons injury impactThe Westgate SuperBook took the season win total on the Philadelphia 76ers off the board while awaiting clarification on the status of No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons, who suffered a broken right foot on Friday and is out indefinitely. The SuperBook opened the 76ers win total at 27.5.The most popular bet so far on the SuperBooks NBA win totals? The Knicks over.New Yorks win total opened at 38.5 but had been bet up to 40.5 as of Sunday.Jeff Sherman, NBA oddsmaker for the SuperBook, said the second-most popular win total bet has been the Phoenix Suns over.Others receiving attention are Nets over, Mavericks under, Nuggets over, Rockets over, Pacers over, Raptors over and Lakers over, Sherman said.Odds and ends--A bettor at the MGM sportsbook placed an approximately $20,000 money-line bet on Northwestern +375 to beat Iowa straight-up. The Wildcats upset the Hawkeyes 38-31.--The South Point sportsbook offered odds on how many games the Patriots would win during Tom Bradys four-game suspension. New England won three of four without Brady, losing only to the Bills on Sunday. 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Wholesale Jordan 1 Low . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in.SHANGHAI -- Novak Djokovic certainly appears to be a different player on court these days -- smiling after shanking balls instead of screaming, humming songs instead of hurling rackets.And thats when hes having an off day.Djokovic was sluggish and error-prone early in his quarterfinal match against Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters on Friday, but he maintained his composure and fought back to win 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.The top-ranked Serb has said in recent weeks that he is trying to find more balance in his life and reduce some of the pressure he has felt on court this season. Part of that entails staying calmer during matches, particularly when things arent going well.In the first set against Zverev, things couldnt have gone much worse. Djokovic piled up 18 unforced errors to only four for Zverev, a German qualifier ranked 110th, and connected on less than half of his first serves.Djokovic started to find his game in the second set, but Zverev continued to press him with his serve-and-volley style, forcing more miscues.I wasnt striking the ball very well, Djokovic said. I was quite flat with my feet, so he got me where he wanted to get me, and to stand still at the baseline.[Zverev] was fighting. He was focused. He gave his best, and he was a few points from winning.Despite his rash of unforced errors -- finishing with 37, including six double-faults -- Djokovic didnt glower at his coaches in the stands or scream at himself. Not once.Instead, he hummed a little song.It was toward the end of the match, he said of his musical interlude. Instead of the occasional tantrum that I used to have -- I hope its behind me -- I would switch that vibration and transform it in a tune.The song that soothed him? Djokovic couldnt quite recall at his postmatch news conference.Im trying to remember. Which one was it? he said. It was a famous song, actually.Djokovic completed a career milestone by winning the French Open this year, but the following months brought only frustration, injuries and discouraging losses.ddddddddddddHe was mentally exhausted and decided he needed a new mindset, prioritizing happiness on court, not winning.Djokovic even hinted this week that it could bring about a coaching change in the new year. Asked Thursday about the status of his coach, Boris Becker, he said they planned to finish off the rest of the season together. As for next season, he added, We still havent talked about it.Becker did not accompany Djokovic to Shanghai.Djokovic next plays 15th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinals. The Spaniard beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4.Second-seeded Andy Murray played with the same focus and sharpness he has displayed all week, easily defeating 11th-seeded David Goffin 6-2, 6-2.I had to stay strong there in the second, because physically, although it was a 6-2, 6-2 match, it wasnt easy because a lot of the points were tough, Murray said.Murray hasnt been broken in three matches in Shanghai and hasnt dropped a set in his last nine matches going back to mid-September. He is going for back-to-back titles in China after winning the China Open last week.In the semis, Murray will play Gilles Simon, who beat Jack Sock 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the days final quarterfinal.Simon and Sock combined for 80 winners in the hard-fought, two-hour, 40-minute match, including a tricky, between-the-legs lob by Sock in the first set that floated over the Frenchman and landed just inside the baseline.Sock had been dominating the match early on but took a tumble late in the second set after slipping on a wet spot and bloodied his hand. He lost the next two games to drop the set and let Simon back in the match. ' ' '